Why don’t RS do the Sektor with bigger legs.
Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.
X fusion sweep were £240 from one of the German retailers. Fantastic fork at a silly price.
Not enough sales volume of forks with stiff chassis but cheap dampers? Usually needing the former means having a good damper is worth paying for! I think if there was money in it, someone would be doing it.
Marz 350 (CR, NCR)?
Can be had for £300-£400 or so if you look around.
Solid, plush, cheapish. Great forks for the money.
I don't think the sektor/ Revelation 32mm legs were that bendy. I'm between 70-80kgs and a bit clumsy / unrefined in terms of riding and belting into stuff faster than I have the skills for.
I've moved to a Yari on the new bike and they're definitely better at tracking through rough stuff - but when I had the revs I didn't ever think they were that noodly.
Sometimes you can find a bargain on a Yari online - plus the mattock / Sweep / 350 can often be on sale too.
New revs are now 35mm stanchions the same as the pike too.
Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.
They are noticeably stiffer than 28 mm legs. I have some U-Turn Psylos I'll sell you if you want to check for yourself.
Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.
For those of us not hucking the rad gnar up to 11 they are really not a problem.
I'd happily fit 34/36 legged forks but I don't need them. I would guess they are a bit heavier and I don't need to carry that weight for XC / out in the hills/ light trail centre use that they would get.
If 34s had been the default for five years the thread title would be - why are there no cheap 36/7mm forks...
For 2018 the rev is the same chassis as the pike 2 but with the motion control damper instead of the charger 2, same as how the yari shares the same chassis as the lyrik.
The new revs might be worth a go next year when they are reduced once the 2019 ones come out.
I've got Pikes on one bike at the moment which feel great. I fitted some Sektors on my sons bike and they were so much more flexy.
joebristol - MemberI don't think the sektor/ Revelation 32mm legs were that bendy.
Yup- most of the reason that we moved from 32 and 36ish to 32/34/36ish is that Fox couldn't make a 32 that rivalled the Rev. Probably not helped by bloody stupid 15mm axles but a 150mm 32 was properly bendy.
The first 34 was pretty much exactly as stiff as my 2010 Revs... But Fox are geniuses at turning weakness into a selling point, and they know what total idiots we are, so suddenly 34mm was new and exciting.
Never had issues with the stiffness of a 32mm fox fork. Vanilla or Float - they all seemed just as stiff as any other 32mm fork.
This won't help, but CRC have just sold out of 2016 RCT3 Pikes @ £415. I'd been pondering upgrading my 2015 Revs, but it's no longer an option.
old 32 140mm floats were noodly as hell in qr form at least. moving to the old pike, also 32, but 20mm axle i was over-steering everywhere until i got used to them.
Only rode 125mm Vanillas RLC’s and Float 100 RLC’s in QR. All others were through axle.
Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.
I'm surprised I haven't died yet
Also ride 32mm stanchions forms which point the bike roughly where I want it to go.
Edit- at a weight of 83kg I too am lucky to be alive.
Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.
My XC bike's got SIDs with 26mm stanchions, they seem to deal with all 17 stone of me pretty well.
I was clearing 10 foot doubles on our local downhill track earlier today with my 1998, quick release, 30mm legged Jr T's. Yes they flex, and?
Jr-ts are a bit different though - they're effectively triple clamp bombers aren't they?
32mm forks are fine for most people in most applications. Why would they bother?
Sektors are unimpressive anyway. Just buy the well regarded Manitou or X Fusion.
I was just watching this documentary featuring Singletrackworld forum user TheGhost and his mate having to walk down a descent as their 32mm stanchion forks just weren't up to the job...
Remember the old Pace RC36 forks? Now they defined 'flexy' !
The bikes look three sizes too small for the riders in that vid!
Funnily enough my pace rc35s on my 1992 Orange Aliuminium O are stiffer feeling than the Sektors.
Actually they are really quiet a good fork and ride brilliantly. Now if pace did a new one with boost spacing andb 120mm travel I’d give it a try.
YARIS were £320 at Merlin a couple of months ago. Or cheaper nearly new (I paid £275 for mine here minus -£20 for the pump that I sold on, absolute bargain).
Prices have shot up indeed since then a supply dwindled.
At around £400 it's a lot of money although upgrading from 32mm revs was a ...revelation. Although 140mm to 160mm inherently helps too.
Xfusion look good vfm, especially used.
I suppose RS should make a new Sector in the Rev/Pike chassis with a coil spring, but then it might sell too well!
Chainreaction are knocking out Manitou Mattoc Pro 2s for £350mm. 34mm diameter stanchions.
I have a very sturdy bike and yes it's, well, sturdy.. Flex might be worrying if you are inclined to worry about things but it doesn't really matter in the real world.
Jr-ts are a bit different though - they're effectively triple clamp bombers aren't they?
This is true, a triple clamp version of the original Z1. They still move about a bit though.
Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.
It's incredible I'm still here after all those years riding original pikes and moco boxxers. Little did I know the great peril I was facing with those frankly dangerous 32 mm stanchions.
Ride a very low cost Sektor on my trail bike. Yes - the fork isn't extremely stiff. But still perfect match for the bike. Don't pamper the bike at all in the trail.
The kids in the local bike club do crazy jumps and drops with the fork - day in day out. Wouldn't work with a 80 kg rider...- that's true.
Low cost 36 mm stanchion fork: from model year 2016 on ("SF 16") - the Suntour DUROLUX. Excellent, excellent Enduro (or downhill) fork. Around 550 Euros.
Low cost 35 mm stanchion fork: from model year 2018 on ("SF 18") the Suntour Auron has the "Durolux damping technology" incorportad. All Mountain (or Enduro) fork. Will sell for around 500 Euros.
The Durolux fork is a bit heavier than a 1500 Euro fork - but much easier to service.
Fantastic performance for the money.
So - yes - there are excellent, stiff AM, Enduro or Downhill forks for price tag "twice the Sektor"...
No problems here, but then again I do weigh much the same as a child so.......Infact what is the point of 32mm legs unless you weigh the same as a child.